Hi, I have a bit of a problem with my new AIO water cooling.
I was cooling my i7-6700K (stock speed) with a Cooler Master Hyper 101 ( http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-101/ ). Idles around 27-32 degrees, tops at 65-68 under load from AIDA64, which is great for a $15 cooler.
I just bought a Cooler Master Seidon 120v v3 plus ( http://eu.coolermaster.com/en/cooling/cpu-liquid-cooling/seidon-120v-v3-plus/ ) and I am currently running it with only one cooler pushing out. I hear the pump running, I tried two types of thermal paste and double checked if it's placed properly. Idles at same 27-32 degrees, but reaches 80+ degrees under load from AIDA64 and EVEN THROTTLES after few minutes. The better side of the Seidon is that after I turn the stress test off, it drops the temperature back to 30 degrees immediately and keeps my case, along with all other components, much cooler.
I am taking into consideration that this is a CHEAP, AIO water cooling solution, but still... should it be outperformed by an air cooler of this caliber?!? I mean I am running the Hyper 101 with ONE 80mm FAN, set on silent mode?!? Maybe my new water cooler is malfunctioning? Or even worse, it's working as it should and I spent $60 on a useless piece of sh**.
